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Delaware 500 Race Results
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Dover International Speedway
September 17, 1978 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1-Mile Superspeedway 500 Laps/500 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Norris Industries Ford | 500 | 185 | 14,600 | Running | |
| 2 | 8 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | 1st National City Travelers Checks Oldsmobile | 500 | 175 | 12,700 | Running | |
| 3 | 6 | 27 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | 499 | 170 | 7,250 | Running | |
| 4 | 5 | 21 | David Pearson | Purolator Mercury | 498 | 160 | 4,000 | Running | |
| 5 | 7 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Gatorade Chevrolet | 497 | 160 | 6,700 | Running | |
| 6 | 14 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Truxmore Ford | 496 | 150 | 4,300 | Running | |
| 7 | 12 | 54 | Lennie Pond | W.I.N. Oldsmobile | 493 | 146 | 5,300 | Running | |
| 8 | 10 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 493 | 142 | 3,130 | Running | |
| 9 | 13 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Grog Pond Oldsmobile | 489 | 138 | 1,800 | Running | |
| 10 | 15 | 92 | Dick May | Duck Industries Chevrolet | 485 | 134 | 3,220 | Running | |
| 11 | 16 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Autowize Chevrolet | 483 | 130 | 3,560 | Running | |
| 12 | 3 | 3 | Richard Childress | CRC Chemicals Oldsmobile | 482 | 127 | 3,340 | Running | |
| 13 | 18 | 48 | Al Holbert | Southland Industries Chevrolet | 472 | 124 | 2,655 | Steering | |
| 14 | 27 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Transmissions Unlimited Chevrolet | 468 | 121 | 2,470 | Running | |
| 15 | 29 | 8 | Ed Negre | Jones Chrysler-Plymouth Dodge | 467 | 118 | 2,285 | Running | |
| 16 | 26 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Dodge | 460 | 0 | 1,200 | Running | |
| 17 | 20 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 458 | 112 | 1,975 | Running | |
| 18 | 22 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Hamby-Ellis Oldsmobile | 457 | 109 | 1,050 | Running | |
| 19 | 31 | 34 | Nestor Peles | Chevrolet | 439 | 106 | 1,000 | Running | |
| 20 | 21 | 4 | Gary Myers | Spencer's Baby Wear Chevrolet | 438 | 103 | 900 | Piston | |
| 21 | 32 | 79 | Frank Warren | Native Tan Dodge | 438 | 100 | 1,440 | Running | |
| 22 | 23 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Lafayette Radio Dodge | 432 | 97 | 1,405 | Running | |
| 23 | 30 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | 420 | 94 | 1,345 | Running | |
| 24 | 36 | 09 | Nelson Oswald | G & S Truck Service Chevrolet | 335 | 91 | 700 | Piston | |
| 25 | 19 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Russ Togs Chevrolet | 320 | 88 | 1,275 | Oil Pan | |
| 26 | 9 | 72 | Benny Parsons | 1st National City Travelers Checks Chevrolet | 311 | 85 | 4,350 | Timing Chain | |
| 27 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Chevrolet | 269 | 82 | 4,525 | Ignition | |
| 28 | 25 | 29 | Dave Dion | Green Mountain Ford | 238 | 79 | 600 | Valve | |
| 29 | 4 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Armor All Oldsmobile | 220 | 76 | 3,775 | Accident | |
| 30 | 28 | 97 | Ralph Jones | Ford | 186 | 73 | 550 | Engine | |
| 31 | 33 | 19 | Joey Arrington | Rossmeyer Dodge | 143 | 70 | 1,040 | Rear End | |
| 32 | 24 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing Chevrolet | 140 | 67 | 1,030 | Valve | |
| 34 | 17 | 18 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering Chevrolet | 10 | 0 | 510 | Quit | |
| 35 | 37 | 35 | Louis Gatto | L & J Automotive Chevrolet | 5 | 58 | 500 | Too Slow | |
| 36 | 34 | 61 | Ferrel Harris | Jones Chrysler-Plymouth Chrysler | 3 | 0 | 490 | Quit | |
| 37 | 35 | 81 | Jabe Thomas | Louise Smith Chevrolet | 1 | 52 | 480 | Quit |
Time of Race .: 4 Hours 11 Minutes 20 Seconds
Average Speed .:119.323
Margin of Victory .: 19.700 Seconds
